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ADRENALECTOMY

Dictionary entry overview: What does adrenalectomy mean?

• ADRENALECTOMY (noun)
The noun ADRENALECTOMY has 1 sense:

1. surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands

Familiarity information: ADRENALECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ADRENALECTOMY (noun)

Sense 1

adrenalectomy ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

adrenalectomy; suprarenalectomy

Hypernyms ("adrenalectomy" is a kind of...):

ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)

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